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The Declaration of Independance was our "break up" letter to Great Britian. Letting Britian know that we officially severing ties with them -
The Articles of Confederation established a weak central government that didn't have strong military power. The Articles of Confederation were adopted in November of 1777 but it took until March of 1781 to be offically ratified. -
On September 26, the continental congress created an Auditor, Officer of Comptroller, Officer of Treasurer and two Chambers of Accounts. A committee was also selected to design the Seal of the Treasury. -
Benedict Arnold commited the act of treasure in 1780. He began dealing with a British General, Sir Henry Clinton. He feld to Britian and his messager was executed. -
The Articles of Confederation were ratified, which had been under discussion since 1777, were ratified in 1781. -
The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. -
The Land Ordinance of 1785 is adopted by the United States Congress to raise money by selling land acquired from the Treaty of Paris and the Public Land Survey System is established to map it. -
Shays' Rebellion was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts that began in 1786 and led to a full-blown military confrontation in 1787. -
The Constitutional Convention convened at the Philadelphia State House in May 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation -
The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. -
George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States in 1789. He created three departments.
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On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.”